Fandango is making the move to bring movie goers into the future by going paperless. The internet movie giant is testing out a plan to use 2D barcodes in theaters instead of the age-old physical paper tickets. Your tickets are delivered to a mobile device in the form of a barcode which the ticket taker can scan with a provided 2D scanner. A great move in making things easier and eliminating the ne...

Rating: Is Google going to set the standard again? There is no shortage of companies willing to supply 2D barcode reading software – particularly those aiming at the Apple iPhone segment where at the last count some 156 apps were barcode related. However, there seems to be a dearth of apps which generate 2D barcodes. Whats required

Here's an interesting one - GoMo News published a piece yesterday on how 2d barcodes are getting into the mobile charity space. Mobile giving has become much more high-profile this year, since it was so useful in Haiti. Since we published the story yesterday, we've been in contact with Canadian barcode provider Mobio - which feels there's a lot to be said for using barcodes instead ...

2d barcodes have occupied the same space in Europe and America for a long time now - "not quite there yet". There has been a constant lack of consumer acceptance of barcodes, which many companies have tried to address (with varying degrees of success). And a new attempt has just been launched by California company Big Fun! Inc - its new website "2DCodeMe" wants to get consumers interested in barco...

Big in Japan has announced that it has acquired Snappr, a pioneer in mobile barcode scanning and creator of the first iPhone application capable of scanning 2D barcodes.

In its bizarre fight against an already established technology like QR Codes, Microsoft released today its Tag Reader for Android.  As opposed to QR Codes which is an international standard (ISO/IEC 18004:2006) to encode information in 2D barcodes, Microsoft uses its own proprietary technology called High Capacity Color Barcode (HCCB), based on the use of

Widely used application can now read all common 1D and 2D barcodes from packaging and traditional media to view comparison pricing and related product information. NEW YORK -- Scanbuy, Inc., the global leader in mobile barcode solutions, announced it has released new versions of its ScanLife barcode scanner for the Android, BlackBerry and iPhone operating systems. ScanLife uses the camera in a... ...

JAGTAG has garnered a lot of attention recently with its interesting take on 2D mobile barcodes.  Whether you agree or disagree on the viability of barcodes in mobile marketing, JagTag is on to something. The startups technology was further validated yesterday with the integration of its 2D barcodes in the new Advertising Age Annual Digital Issue,

Visa, not to be left out in the largest mobile conference around, utilized 2D barcodes to create a unique mobile sweepstakes campaign to attendees of this years Mobile World Congress. Partnering with Neustar, the company initiated a call-to-action by way of encouraging attendees to download a barcode reader, as well as giving each attendee a faux

Neustar has announced the launch of its Mobile Barcode Clearinghouse Services, which it says will help expand the reach and targeting capabilities of advertisers and enterprises using 2D Barcodes, and drive adoption among consumers. Neustar says it will also enable...